Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plunked down
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The change followed a September 2025 decision by the First District Court of Appeal that struck down a 1987 statute banning visible carry.—
Rey Covarrubias Jr,
AZCentral.com,
14 Oct. 2025 -
In May, the Arkansas Supreme Court struck down the gag order, calling it overly broad and vague.—
Faith Karimi,
CNN Money,
14 Oct. 2025
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He was knocked down nine times.—
Ryan Finley,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Oct. 2025
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Also on Tuesday, police in Providence, Rhode Island, were investigating a vehicle crash involving ICE agents, which city officials say knocked down a utility pole not far from the city center.—
Cindy Von Quednow,
CNN Money,
14 Oct. 2025
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Emma Stone was spotted speaking with Felix from Stray Kids, but both jumped when a crowd of guests knocked over one of the metal chairs — despite security’s best efforts to protect the central table.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
30 Sep. 2025
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Small children and elderly people can accidentally be knocked over, so give your dog space or redirect their zoomies to a safer area like a dog park.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Gunn flew the brothers to Savannah, Georgia, and plopped them on a stage built on an actual paddlewheel boat, with hundreds of extras in the crowd.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
10 Oct. 2025
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The white-domed arena, now gray with age and grime, didn’t resemble its namesake so much as a spaceship, a Starship Enterprise plopped amid high-rises.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Plunked down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plunked%20down. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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